SINGAPORE/TOKYO (Reuters) -Investors bailing out of the yen and Japan's government bonds have driven borrowing costs there to record highs, bending markets out of shape and piling pressure on the ...
Japan FinMin Katayama: FX intervention is an option since it is mentioned in Japan-US agreement in September
FX intervention is an option since it is mentioned in Japan-US agreement in September Japan Finance Minister Katayama: recently seeing one-sided, very rapid movements Japan Finance Minister Katayama: ...
Thief burglarizes laundromat in Sapporo
Security camera footage captured a thief burglarizing a coin-operated change machine at a laundromat in Sapporo City on Monday ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan On High Alert As USD/JPY Tests Key Resistance
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) and the Ministry of Finance have been expressing deepening concern over the yen's trajectory. Click here for more information on USD/JPY.
Ethereum’s Fusaka Upgrade Signals New Era for Value Accrual: Fidelity Digital Assets
The upgrade marks a sharper strategic turn for the blockchain, aligning protocol development with economic intent and strengthening the case for ether.
U.S. Embassy Warns Americans in Japan to Stay Alert for Bears After 13 Deadly Attacks in 2025
The U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Japan released a wildlife alert on Nov. 12, warning Americans visiting northern Japan to stay aware for potential bear encounters as the country is seeing a record num ... ( read original story ...)
Popular crypto company files for Chapter 15 bankruptcy as Bitcoin crashes
Rental Coins, a collapsed Brazilian crypto company, has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in the U.S. to help it recover assets, Bloomberg Law recently reported. Chapter 15 is designed for cross-border ...
The crypto market has seen $1 trillion in value erased in this month’s plunge into bear territory
Bitcoin was left behind by the rally in other risk assets on Thursday, with the world's biggest crypto sagging further into a bear market.
Analyst warns Bitcoin could drop to $10K as crypto markets reel again
Just a day earlier, Bloomberg's Mike McGlone warned that the market could unwind all the way to $10,000. He added that Bitcoin's current structure reminds of the major unwinds seen in 2018, when the ...
Japan to allow shipbuilding merges despite lack of competition at home
TOKYO -- Japan will allow mergers in fields like shipbuilding that face intense foreign competition even if their domestic markets are dominated by a few players, according to policy guidelines ...
Padel to debut at 2026 Asian Games
The Olympic Council of Asia officially added the discipline to the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 programme following a meeting held on Monday in Kuwait between ... ( read original story ...)
Travel alert: Bear attacks at popular island destination leads to federal warning
At least 13 people have been killed and more than 100 have been injured in bear attacks in one country since this April. ( read original story ...)
Nvidia (NVDA) Relights AI Fever in Japan as Nikkei Peeks Above 50,000
Nvidia’s ($NVDA) explosive Q3 earnings report has unleashed a tidal wave of optimism across world markets, and nowhere was the impact more ...
Bertelsmann Makes First-ever Japan Investment in AI Recruitment Platform HelloBoss, Fueling the Launch of Its Next-gen AI Agent
Series A funding accelerates HelloBoss’s vision for an AI-powered, unified global hiring platform—redefining how talent and opportunities connect worldwide, scaling from JapanTOKYO, Nov. 20, 2025 ...
Kobe Christmas display features Santa modeled on Osaka World Expo mascot
A Santa Claus figure modeled on the official mascot of the 2025 World Expo in Osaka has gone on display at a major tourist spot in Kobe, western Japan. ( read original story ...)
Deadly bear attacks set Japan on edge, prompt military action
A record 13 people have been killed by bears so far this year. Canada, the U.S. and several other nations have issued warnings for citizens traveling in Japan. ( read original story ...)